Gerontological Education Toolkit
Advancing Care Excellence for Seniors
Curriculum Development Links
The following is a list of links with useful information for the development of gerontological curriculum. The content will evolve and grow as we move forward. Please check back often for more expert reviewed resources.
http://hartfordign.org/continuing_ed/case_studies
The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing website has a series of case studies that are ready to use. This content which was developed for advance practice nurses is adaptable for discussion with pre-licensure students.
http://consultgerirn.org
ConsultGeriRN.org website is the geriatric clinical nursing website of The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, at New York University's College of Nursing. It is an extensive online resource for nurses in clinical and educational settings
This link contains evidenced based geriatric topics with a drop down list of conditions including an overview, goals, nursing strategies and expected outcomes. This link is supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation.
www.geronursinged.org/courses.html#Integrated
This link contains an integrated curriculum from Community Health Nursing Practicum & Seminar: University of Washington, Bothell and a stand alone curriculum from University of Washington, Seattle and Seattle University, Seattle. The website also has teaching strategies and learning modules for faculty use. The content includes functional and safety assessment, medication safety, and dietary review. A bibliography is provided at the end of each learning module.
www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/gercomp.htm
This site contains the American Association of Colleges of Nursing recommended baccalaureate competencies. It also has curriculum guidelines for gerontological nursing care and a list of references. Materials on this site were developed with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation.
http://agrc.ucsf.edu/curriculum_home.html
This website was developed by the University of California San Francisco. It has a comprehensive curriculum including, sociocultural and health care policies. Materials on this site were developed with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation.
www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement
The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education Disease Management Project is a website designed for physicians and other health professionals, but it's content is easily adaptable for nursing curriculums. This link provides a comprehensive list of conditions commonly seen in older adults. This site is divided into "chapters". For each condition the definition, etiology, prevalence, risk factors, signs and symptoms, and treatment, outcomes are provided, along with references.
https://mycourses.brown.edu/webct
User name: reynolds.guest Password: aging
Alpert Medical School Educational Resources on Aging from Brown University has a website designed for medical students that is useful for nursing as well.
This is a comprehensive site containing articles, assessment tools, and PowerPoint presentations on a variety of topics relevant to care of older adults.
http://endoflife.stanford.edu/M00_overview/intro_lrn_overv.html
This contains an End of Life Curriculum developed by Stanford University.
http://hartfordign.org/Research/evidence_based_bibliography
This link provides an extensive evidenced-based clinical bibliography for common clinical conditions.
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